This document provides examples and descriptions of different forms of poetry, including limericks, diamante poetry, cinquains, free verse, ballads, sonnets, and bio poems. A limerick is a five line humorous poem with a rhyming structure. Diamante poetry shows change through contrasting words at the beginning and end. Cinquains follow a specific format with line counts and some rhyming. Free verse has no set pattern and expresses ideas through rhythm. Ballads tell stories through repeated refrains and various stanza structures. Sonnets are fourteen line poems that can be Italian or Shakespearean in form. Bio poems describe a person in specific lines.